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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. Grade 8 Babbitt Metal

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 8 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is grade 8 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.41
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
8.5

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
150
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
19
Density, g/cm3 9.5
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
1.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14 to 16
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
77.1 to 81.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050